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Friday, July 11th, 2008
I contracted herpes through my best friend. We had been friends for two years, but lost touch, and then we reconnected. I trusted him explicitly. I asked him if he had any kind of STD. He told me 'no' and I left it at that because I was naive ...
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Be informed (go to herpes websites regularly to keep updated on any advances) so you can intelligently discuss your health issues with your doctor. Also, keep track of how many outbreaks you have each year. I used to just mark on my calendar the letter "H" on the date of occurrence.
I had a ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
I just found out that I have herpes. I feel ashamed, scared, betrayed, and mad. I broke up with my boyfriend because he was cheating on me. Although we used condoms, we did rub up against each other while we were naked and just before sex. I'm mad because ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
I am 23 years old, and I have currently been seeing this man for a while and the other night we ended up having intercourse. We did use protection. However he called me the following day telling me that he has herpes. At first I was very mad, hurt, ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
I contracted genital herpes nearly thirty years ago from my former husband, who often had cold sores. I had described symptoms to my doctor, but he passed over it as a "skin irritation," gave me a tube of "ointment," and sent me on my way! I did not know I had ...
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